Day: September 12, 2023

Finding the Positive for September 10 – 12

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Fantasy Garden Tarot, Second Nature Tarot, Tree Spirit Tarot, and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal Cards

September 10

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Four of Swords – You are important. You matter.” There are a lot of people depending on you right now, and you need to make sure that you are doing what you can to take care of yourself and give yourself the rest and recuperation  you need.  Don’t ignore your need for rest or push yourself too hard.  It’s important to keep yourself well cared for and rested, or you will begin to fall apart… and then so will everything else.

DECK USED: FANTASY GARDEN TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 11

The Hanged Man – Remember when your negative self talk is speaking that it’s a liar. It is a defense mechanism used to keep you beaten down so that you won’t climb so high as to crash into the ground when knocked down by others.  It is outmoded, and you need to make sure that you are using positivity and optimism to fight back against it instead of allowing that narrative to be your only view of yourself and the things that you do.

DECK USED: SECOND NATURE TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 12

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Temperance – “It’s going to be okay”, you just need to make sure to take things slow.  Don’t rush. You’re homesick and missing life before you had to step into this caretaker role.  Although this time and responsibility isn’t going to last forever, you can’t rush the return to normalcy. It has to move at its own pace, and you need to be patient with the process.

DECK USED: TREE SPIRIT TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

Gideon’s Challenge

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Color By Numbers

No poem today, just a confession that I have become addicted to a color by numbers program on my phone.  It helps me to check out for a little while, and assists me in falling asleep at night.

This picture with all the little intricate details at the center of the sunflower, along with it’s vibrant colors, reminds me of that program.

Sometimes I feel guilty that I spend time with that program, but… maybe it’s true that everyone needs a way to just “check out” every once in a while, even if it’s for just a short bit of time now and then.

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Dionysian Mysteries Lenormand Reading

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The #lucetseptembertarotchallenge Dionysian Mysteries Challenge
Questions for September 9th thru 12th – One With Nature

Dionysian Mysteries Challenge Lenormand Reading with the Emblemata Lenormand

Rapture – How can you open yourself to new experiences and insights?

Garden and Ring – Commit to opening yourself up to social interactions and spending time with others. Although what you feel like doing is retreating into alone time, you know that it’s only through interacting with others you can get the external influences you need.

Connection with Nature – How can you ground yourself and establish a deeper connection with nature?

Mountain and Fox – Be clever in dealing with the obstacles in your way so that they don’t overcome you and your efforts.  You may not be able to get into the woods and among the trees right now, but you can walk barefoot in the grass.

The Dionysian Feast – How can you bring more joy and playfulness into your life?

Cross and Lily – Take care not to see your time with your elders as a burden.  Have fun with it.  Yes, there’s a lot of responsibility involved, but there’s also a lot of joking and amusement.  Don’t lose sight of the fun that can be had by sinking too deep into the mentality of burden and obligation.

Liberation from Limitations – What fears or doubts are holding you back from being fully yourself?

Woman and Scythe – You fear that your softer and more open side will become a liability that gets you hurt or be seen as unappealing and leave you cut off and alone.

DECK USED: EMBLEMATA LENORMAND